When The Local Heavy Band Is Really Into My Chemical Romance

Come along on a musical journey as Death Inevitable attempts to take one of the biggest songs in rock and make it...different.
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Skit - 0:00
Helena - 2:00
Outro - 5:24

[@AlexMelton]

TO ANSWER ANY GEAR QUESTIONS (ESPECIALLY DRUMS) I'm using a Roland kit imp.i114863.net/jWDXLv as a midi controller, to control this virtual instrument: imp.i114863.net/zaXgq7 My Vocal Mic: imp.i114863.net/qnkDBO My Bass: imp.i114863.net/5bz36o My interface: imp.i114863.net/vn1zON

[@jeff_mp3]

And which guitar do you play there? 🙃

[@kcwidman]

When you gonna put this on Apple Music??? Cause I need this like yesterday. Stellar!

[@VernsHobbies]

What about the double kick?

[@FarhanKamin]

Alex!!! Pls cover BoxCar Racer!!!! Hehehhe. Looking forward.

[@thereverendr9187]

@@jeff_mp3Seriously.

[@psychlops924]

Not only is Alex an expert in multiple instruments, in a myriad of genres, but he's now got several different storylines going in his sketches before and after the songs themselves. AND he's got himself a record deal. What can't this guy do?

[@ilham7345]

I don't want to be mean, but just like Rob Scallon and myself, he can't keep his hair

[@ryanh8078]

Make my dad come back from buying cigarettes.

[@DrMcMuffins]

@@ryanh8078 well did you ask him 😂

[@bigtakeshi]

one thing he can't do...scream.

[@downxsetxgo]

miss

[@AlopeLago]

Can we give it up for this sound guy who not only works late saturday nights at The Cootie Hut but then wakes up early to help out with the church's sound system. What a trooper.

[@kagesong]

On behalf of all sound guys everywhere (yes, that has been one of my many labels) I appreciate this recognition. No one really notices how much crap the sound guy takes from the bands, and the friggin' crowd for that matter. Nothing like have an empty slider just for when someone says to turn up the bass, or the guitar is too loud.

[@yourdaddy9622]

Met him at the strip club Saturday night. Big spender! Had to leave at 12, but he led a prayer and we were halfway there. Whoa. We were livin’..

[@Jon14141]

@@kagesong Damn

[@kagesong]

@@Jon14141 Did I shatter your reality by pointing out that the sound guy didn't really do anything with that slider?

[@beachthor1]

Why is this the first I’m hearing about a place called the Cootie Hut?

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

My Chemical Romance is one of those bands that takes you back in time. Shot me straight back to middle school with this one. Incredible work!

[@sheenachristina2385]

Just saw MCR last month! First time seeing them since 2007, and Helena was always and still is a favorite. You NAILED this cover!!

[@Annatar_Lord_of_Gifts]

Just saw them at Riot Fest! Helena is by far my favorite as well!

[@Leonisdarko]

Saw them last Saturday! Never in my life had I seen them before, but wanted to so much! They were amazing! I hope to see them again!

[@KodyMurray]

I'm seeing them in Vegas next month for the first time since 2007 as well! I'm sooooo excited!!

[@KiichiIsanu]

@@KodyMurray When We Were Young? See ya there

[@KodyMurray]

@@KiichiIsanu yep, Sunday

[@purplemonkeyelephant]

This is a hard song to hit vocally. Very impressive

[@AlexMelton]

Whew boy it was very hard, took lots of work to get this final result. Gerard is one of a kind. Thank you for appreciating that!

[@johncostello4565]

4:58 is such a good illustration of this. It’s a tricky part of the song, Gerald overshoots his own note in a calculated moment of chaos (my favorite moment of the song). Even Gerald has trouble recreating this his life shows. Alex nails the intensity and key here perfectly, I think I like it more than the original.

[@Jourmand1r]

gerard way cant sing lol

[@restless6024]

@@Jourmand1r L take

[@adamanenjoyer]

@@Jourmand1r yeah he can? I mean, hes in a band and does music, doubt he'd have gotten this far if he couldn't 💀💀

[@BradRedlich]

if there was a "local heavy band" this good i would be at every show lol

[@Jon14141]

Indeed

[@navara5040]

One of the biggest mysteries of 21st century is... How does Alex Melton only have 350k subs??? This guy should be counting in mills by now

[@gerrydurande2670]

Goes to show how poorly priorities in the music industry are currently being managed.

[@DrMcMuffins]

@@gerrydurande2670 I'm guessing it's the KZbin algorithm not favoring what he does, probably why he's been adding skits to lengthen the videos

[@mradhurley]

@@gerrydurande2670 try just enjoying things instead of worrying about subs...

[@joeorkin808]

Start sharing regularly to other social media! Create a #MeltonMovement!

[@albeanusyansik7136]

At least his channel keep growing. I started following him since his subsciber only 1.2k 😅😁

[@HaveYouMetDave]

How can someone so casually be this damn good? This is amazing.

[@mrjesuschrist2u]

Cause we are spoon fed trash by the industry

[@XteekayX]

@@mrjesuschrist2u i mean...industry stuff is ok. but it definitely caters to the least common denominator, which is definitely what art shouldn't do. i mean.....that's kind of the way i see it. not stating fact.

[@DavidCorperial]

@Ben Abbott Based on his struggles getting the drum into the car, Strength

[@alwaysabiggafish3305]

to be fair it is all played very straight

[@codenamedestruction]

Casually??? I bet my man wouldn't like his hard work viewed as being casual. It usually takes a huge amount of time and effort to get so good that it makes it look so effortless.

[@wildbill9863]

Need a version without the opening for my music playlist This smashes

[@IronPunkVids]

It starts at 2:02 I agree tho

[@MrInvincible-aka-ChrisRizzo]

yep. my only complaint about the skits... can't wait for all of these to hit spotify.

[@TylerVoland26]

Same, I want to have a playlist of them for youtube music without the skits. Love the skits otherwise

[@wanderingowl6386]

I use the Sponsorblock addon, it also has options for skipping nonmusic segments automatically! love alex's skits but sometimes you just wanna loop the music

[@DerrickRG]

@@wanderingowl6386 Thank God YT still hasn't changed their mobile api for YT Vanced.

[@adamwhiting5648]

I said it last time, and I'll say it again. I need an entire Death Inevitable emo cover album!

[@CaleeFree]

Alex makes the best, consistently banging covers on KZbin. Period.

[@DrMcMuffins]

Yes! Love when a cover isn't trying to be an exact copy

[@Bbfishman]

facts

[@Hailfire97]

He's taken over my top spot lately. Probably because he's incredibly versatile.

[@stalfithrildi5366]

A true golden period with him and Skatune Network leading the charge

[@SquareViking]

Eh, I don't know. I only listened to his "Dear Maria" cover 500 times...

[@EliGassert]

The arrangement is heavy AF; but you can't take the emo out of his vocals! :) Great stuff, keep it coming!

[@mrsir3658]

Saw the title and rushed over right away lol

[@MrMetalman419]

same here 😂

[@AbbyWoodlandAuthor]

Same here!

[@KeepItAHunned]

Same

[@MrOllie716]

Same bro, saame

[@luchadorjones5256]

These skits remind me of the cutscenes and storylines in Tony Hawk’s Underground, and I’m totally here for it!

[@racheldorion]

If my “local heavy band” sounded this amazing I think my face would melt. This is so unbelievable, thank you Alex for blessing us with this cover🙏🏻

[@kagesong]

I am REALLY enjoying this as a drama series. And as a musician who never made it. All the feels.

[@VTimmoni]

The vocals on this one have a real Coheed and Cambria vibe and I'm loving it.

[@yourdaddy9622]

I’m getting a mix of that and the used

[@anythingbryan]

just minus all of the highs

[@jasonm1827]

​@@yourdaddy9622yes! Definitely heard some of the used in there. One of the only bands to make it out of the religious cesspool that is Utah. They were one of my biggest inspirations when I started a band and doing shows.

[@cheymelinda]

I went into this super skeptical, MCR being my favorite band, and you did a beautiful job. All the support!!😭💕

[@pizzamane8387]

If I closed my eyes it sounded like Bert McCracken singing..like The Used doing a cover. It rules. Great as always.

[@gearsdan]

i hear it too holy shit

[@arvinroidoatienza7082]

Bert and Gerard Way were friends. He even sang along in You Know What They Do to Us Guys in Prison

[@ARSZLB]

@@arvinroidoatienza7082 *You Know What They Do To Guys Like Us In Prison

[@vik_tori8113]

Damn you're right

[@chrisgroat]

The sound guy getting his face melted at 2:27 gets me. EVERY TIME. Such a good cover, Alex.

[@sattawatlertrit7538]

I have been looking for it all over Spotify. Really great cover!!

[@lilithramirez7719]

That was a good skit, great cover and good outro that hints at an upcoming video. I can't wait to see what's next.

[@nikit6669]

Im so glad that I found your channel some months ago! From some of your older songs to your newer ones, theres always such bangers✌️

[@jeremyryerson2755]

Your drumming just keeps getting better and better Alex!

[@domw3239]

Everything is world class and that drumming just makes it so fresh

[@TheStetsonRed]

This cover made me so happy. Wasn’t that big of a MCR fan. But you absolutely killed this cover. I can’t wait for it to be on Spotify.

[@MR-mx2or]

This was honestly so sick man. By far my favorite series you have going

[@iwastoldtherewaspie]

I’m always impressed with your mixes. Absolutely unreal

[@michaelm6964]

This is such a good cover for this song works so well!

[@ShardSystem]

You're a great singer, and my heart jumped when i saw that you sang this!

[@KingGodson316]

This is so freaking good. Take the style then add all the perfect parts. The drum riff and fill out of the bridge to get out of the split second half time is so stinking good! I'm stealing that one.

[@alexbbruce]

Oof, that transition into the chorus after the bridge was 🔥. One of the greatest songs out there, and another amazing cover from Alex. Keep it up!

[@ZZ-os4nb]

There was a point in time where I'd constantly be surprised at how good the stuff was that Alex would put out. He's been so fucking consistent that it's never a surprise anymore when it's an instant banger. It's just expected now.

[@TheBoxsetBully]

This slaps harder than my drunk father in law.

[@BeerCityBandit]

Ay YO! 🤣🤣🤣 This comment needs WAY more likes!

[@fitat4224]

😂🤣

[@mattyice4153]

😂😂😂

[@APG617]

Daaaamn, yall killed this!!! The switch was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tailtactics1681]

The drums in this go hard! Great cover!

[@mrsir3658]

HOLY SHIT THE INTRO JUST STARTED AND I LOVE THIS COVER ALREADY

[@DanSienkiewicz]

Awesome cover dude, I think the vocals could be louder but I can appreciate the quality of the drums which sound like the focus to me.

[@odistabettor]

Damn! I love your arrangements and your voice is absolutely killin' it on this one!

[@GamesNTech]

Great editing and story telling on the video on top of the actual music.

[@TBcinema]

Absolute gold. Every. Single. Song. Keep it up Alex!!

[@nofacebeastmodecurbstomphu2591]

Rollercoaster is still my ringtone 😂 this cover is so amazing too but what did I expect everything you touch turns to gold ❤

[@drewjanderson]

Some of your best work Alex! This is one of my favorites from MCR, and you nailed it!

[@brendan8915]

Shivers on goosebumps on chills. What a fuckin success. I love your work. Cry laughed when the beautiful moment broke to "your bandmates" sitting across from you in the carpark, then got more feels at the end. This series is fucking awesome. Congratulations dude.

[@yorinoni3057]

Please upload this to Spotify!🔥

[@joshuachadmorris5178]

Big mcr fan here and this is the best cover I ever heard . Crying literally right now you captured the soul

[@manuelyepez]

This is so DOPE, my dude! Great job!

[@benjaminmarks3274]

Love it. So many good ideas in this cover.

[@BIGmanDAN72]

The vocalist throwing his arms at the cut before the 2nd verse is everything. Sold.

[@DornanTheRemnant]

As a former Taco Bell employee I can inform you that cinnamon twists are basically fried pasta noodles with cinnamon sprinkled on.

[@jesserobertson9390]

Content never lets me down. Love all the renditions.

[@movingwater7312]

i like this cover. i like your take on the drums. so glad you didnt change the melody and kept it OG. really shows you love and respect this song.

[@nealios93]

Those post show vibes late at night when nothing else is open is spot on.

[@rebekahwilson483]

Alex Melton covering my favourite band in the whole world and nailing it 🙌🏻🖤

[@metalcored00d49]

This is really good. Your voice hits the spot

[@Goonmeat]

im heavily invested with this fake band.. hope you continue and make it big!! this cover was great too

[@paulieoliveri7453]

There’s KZbin cover artists, and there is Alex, in a league of his own. He is the bar.

[@FirstPersonShitters]

love your stuff Alex! each upload is spot on

[@jamespaxton6395]

EXCELLENT video, fantastic sound, great intro and outro, Alex you are too good to us. Thank you.

[@chilledpenguins8381]

The low end is mixed SO well in this. It's so full, and the bass sounds outstanding. Kinda of a weird lead observation about an outstanding cover, but that's what jumped out at me.

[@HeavensOfMetal]

Well, now I’ve loved two Helena mixes & still haven’t heard the original.

[@Itsmescoots]

This is my favorite thing you’ve ever done and I’ve been listening for years. You just can’t miss

[@biggtoe90]

I love the direction this is going... I'll tune in for the next episode

[@johncostello4565]

You keep dropping covers that are tighter and cleaner than the originals. Amazing adaptations. Love the music, thank you!

[@J14Mizz]

It was me. I said that Death Inevitable is my new favorite band.

[@mrsir3658]

Lol same

[@drummerdiaries1520]

Well done. The last verse and those vocals hit hard

[@bsevilla23]

This was my first time watching one of Alex’s videos and I thought it was great, the writing was good and drew me in, the mix was phenomenal on the song. And after seeing MCR live recently this cover sounded so so so very good. Alex deserves tall the subs!

[@fluhlej]

If my local bands sounded this good I would take the time to go see them.

[@L33tSkE3t]

My man Alex has a record deal and I’m here for all of it. He is so multitalented. Keep these bangers comin my dude.

[@pfree9016]

Alex, all your videos are so so sick. Really ready for part 3

[@Mparker394]

I feel like we, as a species, don’t deserve this dude’s talent! Banger after banger. 🤯

[@lkwalden7]

Whatever that means.

[@jimbobbles2265]

chill dude

[@TwentyPercentDash]

I love it! Great take on a classic emo song. I'd love to see The Adventure by Angels and Airwaves, in the style of a worship band :)

[@travistaylor7209]

Sick take on the song man! The guitar work is beautiful!

[@TheFinalFifty]

This is glorious. Helena is one of my favorite songs. And this rendition is great

[@Heirwalk]

Alex never fails to disappoint

[@purelojik]

i think you mean never fails to impress! haha

[@purplemonkeyelephant]

😂

[@DJL3SS]

This cover is amazing. Is absolutely not heavy in any sense of the word. But it is very good.

[@MrEricLenser]

Right? I'm listening to this like "this is his pop punk rendition style just sang with his worship voice rather than knock off Tom"

[@TwoGunToast]

I think its more an issue of mixing, the guitars and drums sound really flat like theres no punch to them. They sound like theyre behind the vocals rather than sharing the space with the vocals but im listening on mobile with a Bluetooth speaker so maybe im not hearing the fullness of the sound??? Idk

[@jasonm1827]

It's definitely heavier than the original though.

[@littlemac844]

Wow. This is great. Love these vids!!!!

[@shaunoleary8740]

Oh man that just sounds sooooooo good! Well done!!!!

[@derekkey2803]

I feel like this is the adult version of this song. I really liked the raw emotion when I was a teen. This feels more elevated, enunciated.

[@2Sor2Fig]

So glad you're making this into a series, much love from Zimbabwe. Edit: Also, 0:30, Rollercoaster. I hope life's treating you well, you're a wonderful addition to our species. 1:08 - Also, that last joint was so fire that if I weren't already an atheist, I'd have been moon walking my ass outta church and into the hell for real for real. Lastly, I like Death Inevitable as an album name (but also very much as the alternative band name, it can be a whole Slim Shady/Eminem thing, it'd be great). 3:12 - Fuck yeah they do. 5:06 - Thank-you for doing this for a living. So nice you have to play it twice. 3:32 - On second watching, I really liked this... scene? shot? Either way, my favorite editorial decision. 7:45 - Real talk, I'm a biochemist. My life plan has always been to own bar in my retirement. I know how to make pretty much any alcohol, and I like bars mostly for the conversation. When that day comes, there will be a small sign near the entrance, with the words Cootie Hut written on it. Only I and whichever tiny minority both read this and eventually travel to said bar, or have read this message and are thus lead to speculate on whether or not said bar exists. As legitimate a concern as this may be, we can all agree that the level of mild discomfiture experienced by my guests would be more than outweighed by my pleasure at enjoying it, and knowing someone else out there does too. Third listen: 3:05 those drums were so right, just all of it was so good.

[@whyage3473]

Dude I can't believe how good you are. Every video is just so unique and good ahhhh i LOVE it!

[@puppylovecomics]

AMAZING WORK AS ALWAYS! and love addition of a plot for our rising stars! Can't wait to see more of Alex and the Meltons!

[@StripesNCheckers]

I feel like I'm watching Rock Band Career Mode but way better! The post show Taco Bell is beyond relatable hahaha

[@GettingBentWithBo]

Nobody should be able to sing, play guitar, bass, drums, and just be over all this damn cool.

[@codysmith6618]

Jonathan young is also super good, plays all the instruments for his music, crazy vocal range too. if you like this you might like him too

[@GettingBentWithBo]

@@codysmith6618 My god, this is not fair.

[@codysmith6618]

@@GettingBentWithBo Wah- why?? 😂

[@GettingBentWithBo]

@@codysmith6618 He is soooooo good.

[@aquall0323]

Daaang, I can’t wait to see Alex, Alex, and Alex on tour!

[@darkbarghest83]

So good man, I love your content

[@everettleach]

A local band from where I’m from actually had a pretty good cover of this song. They’re called Chasing Safety, they actually did pretty well for themselves, had a few albums out and toured the country a bit!

[@raeyth_]

I would love to see him do a cover with Anthony Vincent. A combination of their Blink182 styles would be amazing.

[@ethanheadrick7027]

Just went to the MCR concert in Dallas. Loved this. And the concert :))

[@kennethgamble5498]

This is amazing!! Never stop!!

[@KentBreathe]

spotify when? :(

[@TheRockintits]

Got all excited when I saw heavy :( this song deserves a solid breakdown and screaming

[@AlexMelton]

We tried, but to do it tastefully was a bigger challenge than I anticipated. I’m really proud of what we came up with though

[@dannywayne311]

@@AlexMelton dude you should be proud, this was a killer cover and you always bring the house down in the best way possible

[@christiandelgado2150]

Once again I love love love the skits man. The story line with your music covers are god like.

[@yoimskippy]

Amazing. Makes me even more excited for When We Were Young Fest in a few weeks

[@Foundsoul5]

Are all these dudes related?

[@joshhanson6538]

They're triplets lol

[@joshuas1834]

Hey Alex, would you say that this was one of the tougher vocals of any of the songs you've covered on this channel? I always thought Gerard was a solid vocalist and you definitely rose to the occasion.

[@UptownBobbi]

Would love to hear the answer to this too. This chorus is high and bombastic and Alex killed it. Extraordinarily vocally challenging song, especially to carry through the emotion like this. Alex you are talented as hell.

[@xbrandon]

he's confirmed this via his patreon discord. Also goes over several other aspects of stuff like this in the patreon videos. :)

[@bozarctic]

seriously chills through out man awesome job!

[@georgemichaelofficial]

Heavily invested in this storyline, really great format

[@tbodkins]

First

[@bonecanoe86]

Congrats on being first

[@Theinsomniac826]

Congratulations ❤️ 🎊 👏 💐 🥳 ❤️

[@MrMetalman419]

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